Iowa

Why will Iowa win the Big Ten? 'Cause it's the year of the Hawkeye. It began Labor Day weekend when we took down eventual Orange Bowl participant Northern Illinois, 18-17. Fine, so that wasn't the start of a dominating football season. But maybe it can be the catalyst for a Big Ten basketball championship. Zoran Stanoev, Old Town

Why will Iowa win the Big Ten? 'Cause it's the year of the Hawkeye. It began Labor Day weekend when we took down eventual Orange Bowl participant Northern Illinois, 18-17. Fine, so that wasn't the start of a dominating football season. But maybe it can be the catalyst for a Big Ten basketball championship. Zoran Stanoev, Old Town (Nuccio DiNuzzo/Tribune)

Why will Iowa win the Big Ten? 'Cause it's the year of the Hawkeye. It began Labor Day weekend when we took down eventual Orange Bowl participant Northern Illinois, 18-17. Fine, so that wasn't the start of a dominating football season. But maybe it can be the catalyst for a Big Ten basketball championship. Zoran Stanoev, Old TownNuccio DiNuzzo/Tribune